US hires over 2,000 video gamers as air traffic controllers

8 days ago by sanitation to c/technology

US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said that 94% of the hiring goal has been met, with the most ever employed in a single year.

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owl 140 points 8 days ago

"Seattle Approach, Cherokee 8121K, 20 southwest of Seattle VOR at 7,500, en route Arlington, request transit Class Bravo airspace."
-"LMAO, shut the fuck up *****. Why don't you get gud at being a pilot instead of being carried under tower from support every time looser?"

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justsomeguy 104 points 8 days ago

female pilot voice

[most vile stream of misogynistic insults she's ever heard followed by screeching]

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grue 10 points 8 days ago

female pilot voice

How male-dominated is that profession, anyway?

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captainlezbian 1 point 7 days ago

Another plane is then directed into her path

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Soulphite 38 points 8 days ago

"I approached yer mom last night, n00b."

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No1 1 point 6 days ago

"Then I gave her Runway 69. Flaps up!"

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pdxfed 1 point 8 days ago

/tower launches anti-aircraft missile and TKs plane, then resigns

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